Lawrence and Wedlock today announced they have launched a software “bot” that employers can use to automate their submissions to the HMRC Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal. The portal, released earlier this week, enables organisations to make a claim to register furloughed workers.

Daniel Lawrence, Managing Director of Lawrence and Wedlock, explains: “Filing these claims via the online portal can take several minutes to calculate and claim per each employee, which, for many organisations, will be extremely time-consuming and challenging to do accurately and completely.

Our new bot, using Robotic Process Automation Software (RPA), automates the submission process, drastically reducing the time it takes for employers to apply for the grant, from minutes to seconds.”

The process is simple, starting with a quick onboarding call with Lawrence and Wedlock, all the employer has to do then is...